Athlete's Foot disease halts grasshoppers in western Iowa fields
Iowa state entomologist Dr. C. J. Drake says a fungus similar to athlete's foot has eradicated many grasshoppers in low damp ground along the Missouri river. The disease, spread by rain and moisture, mummifies hoppers and reduces crop plunder, with Nebraska already seeing similar relief. Drake and Carl Kennedy will tour western Iowa next week to study the outbreak.
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Ames
Iowa
C. J. Drake
Drake
Missouri River
Harrison County
Nebraska
Lincoln
Carl Kennedy
Alfalfa farmer on Dysart acreage discusses co op profits
Ray Gragy, owner of 240 acres near Dysart, outlines farming with neighbor Claude Sawyer on 480 acres. He details alfalfa yields of about 20 tons per afternoon, costs around 10 dollars per acre, and potential prices near 15 dollars per ton. He cites co op gains, Farm Bureau help, and tax concerns affecting Iowa farmers.
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Ray Gragy
Dysart
Claude Sawyer
Daily Farm News asks farmers about taxes consolidation and Hoover
Farmers discuss taxes at 340 dollars on a quarter section in Dysart district. They support Hoover, criticize Garner, question the Farm Board, and favor Prohibition enforcement or repeal. They endorse bovine TB testing as beneficial if shared costs apply.
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Dysart
Great Byzantine Churches Rated Top Examples
The church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and St Mark's in Venice are judged the greatest examples of Byzantine architecture by critics, highlighting their enduring stylistic influence and historical significance.
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Hagia Sophia
Constantinople
St. Mark’s
Venice
Wife Was Fat No Longer Attractive Lost Husband's Love
The April 4 New York divorce case drew attention with witnesses noting the wife’s loss of appeal after gaining weight. An advertisement from Kruschen Salts urged readers to try the product to lose fat in 30 days, promising health benefits and a money back guarantee.
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New York
May Drug Co
Podzimek Pharmacies
Painful Piles Do Quick No Cutting No Salves
Dr J S Leokhardt promotes an internal medicine Hem-roid as the cure for piles caused by poor blood circulation. He claims success in over 900 of 1 000 treated and urges sufferers to use internal treatment over external remedies or surgery.
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J. S. Leokhardt
Fence Drift and Hog Halitosis In Ames No. 1 Mirth
A whimsical column notes a woven wire fence drift halted by an athlete's foot. Carl Drake an Ames entomologist is hoped to find a use for hog halitosis. The piece ends with a lighthearted hurrah.
Wheat threshing under way at Wheatland farm reports
Special to The Gazette notes winter wheat threshing began Thursday on the Schneider farm with ten acres down due to tangled grain. Oats threshing starts later with a one acre fee. barley is in, described as beardless velvet variety. West Union reports tasseling corn in Fayette county, Lima area also tasseling, potatoes look to be good, county farm acreage to aid needy. oats promise good yield though Lima farmers may cut for hay.
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Gazette
Schneider
West Union
Arthur Musser
Fayette County
Lima
Fewer Cows Yield Similar Income With Lower Costs
A Clayton county comparison shows a smaller herd of nine fewer cows produced nearly the same income above feed cost as a larger herd. The eleven cow unit at the county asylum posted 3 649.8 pounds butterfat valued at 960.49 with 287.92 income above feed cost, while the twenty cow group at the county home gave 4 667.3 pounds butterfat worth 1 217.09 and 287.74 income above feed cost. The smaller herd used less feed and labor, suggesting “fewer but better cows” can match larger herd profitability.
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Eleader
Clayton County
Ray Lange
County
Farm Report On Oats And Corn Harvest Conditions
Malcom farmers harvest early oats while late varieties stay unripe. Haying continues until oats are in the shock as corn yields appear promising.
Local crop report notes strong yields and retail prices
Oats are in shock by week end as the crop ripens and haying nears completion. Corn looks excellent with some silking in early fields. Early potatoes yield well. Egg prices are ten cents a dozen and butterfat runs fifteen cents a pound.
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Wyoming
Sheriff Probes Magazine Subscriptions Racket
Sheriff H G Utley of Manchester investigates four canvassers suspected of a combined tax moratorium and farm magazine subscription scheme. One canvasser was taken to Manchester. later S N Hansen of Waterloo was arrested in Greeley on a motor vehicle regulation violation charge.
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Capote
Greeley
H. G. Utley
Manchester
J. M. Lillibridge
Black Hawk County
S. N. Hansen
Waterloo
Bumper hay cut reported by area farmers in Oelwein
In Oelwein area farmers report heavy hay yields as haying ends. George Sauerbry harvested sixty eight loads from under thirty acres and Charley Browmell gathered sixty loads from twenty eight acres, with barns filling for the first time in years. Oats are turning and oats harvesting will begin this week as warm weather continues.
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Oelwein
George Sauerbry
Charley Browmell
Wheat harvest reported near Troy Mills this week
Special to The Gazette notes Collins farm two miles west of Troy Mills harvested 175 acres of winter wheat this week. The wheat is heavy and of good quality. Several smaller wheat fields in the community are also being harvested.
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the Gazette
Collins Farm
Troy Mills
Spontaneous Combustion Destroys John Woodson Farm Barn
A new hay filled barn on the John Woodson farm nine miles northwest of West Union was destroyed by fire believed to be spontaneous combustion. The blaze spread from the mow to grain storage but did not threaten other buildings. Insurance covered the barn.
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West Union
John Woodson
Here
Tun Dad Ole Ec Tee
Flax Field Day Planned Near Lincoln July 21
Lincoln County agent Z R Mills of Toledo and H P Hughes of the Ames crops and soils department will conduct a flax field day on the Frank Cold farm one half mile north of Lincoln. Cold owns forty acres of flax ready to cut around July 21.
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Lincoln
Z. R. Mills
Toledo
H. P. Hughes
Ames Crops and Soils Department
Frank Cold
Farm Club Elects Neal West McLaughlin Officers
Members of the Better Development Boys 4 H club met at Denny Neal's farm home and elected Roland Neal president Richard West vice president and Charles McLaughlin secretary and treasurer for the group.
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Mount Vernon
Better Development Boys
Denny Neal
Roland Neal
Richard West
Charles McLaughlin
Hereford Cattle Sale Totals 113 Head Fetch $8.25 Each
Renee McElhinney sold 113 Hereford cattle to a Dysart buyer for 8.25 dollars per head. Sixty two head averaged 1 pound and fifty one averaged 351. They were shipped to Sinclair at Cedar Rapids.
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The
Gazette Plysart
Renee McElhinney
Sinclair
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa Trader Sells Carload of Heavy Steers
Louis Finn of Jones county sold a carload of 1 162 pound steers in Chicago on Tuesday for 9.15 dollars per hundredweight.
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Touzette
Anamosa
Louis Finn
Jones County
Chicago
Chicken Thieves Reported Near Greeley and Oelwein
Croyle family attending a neighbor's dinner party report thieves familiar with the area and believed to have targeted farm supplies including wheat in the vicinity of Greeley and Oelwein.
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Greeley
Oelwein
Gazette
Croyle
Stolen Chickens Reported Near Oelwein
Jerome Riche, farmer near Oelwein, reports seventy baby chicks and two old hens stolen while family was in town. Neighbor Ray Smith also notes two dressed chickens taken from his basement about the same time.
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the Gazette
Oelwein
Jerome Riche
Here
Ray Smith
Washington Test Group Averages 27.6 Butterfat
Washington County Cow Test association reports June averages for 312 cows at 645 pounds of milk and 27.6 pounds of butterfat. Fifty seven cows surpassed 40 pounds of butterfat. Charles Ashby’s Wellman herd led with teen grade Guernseys averaging 993 pounds of milk and 43.0 pounds of butterfat.
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Washington
Washington County
B. C. Foster
Wellman
Charles Ashby
New Uric Acid Remedy Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
An advertised tonic named Alleniu is touted to purge uric acid from the body within 24 to 48 hours, claiming to end pain, inflammation and stiffness from rheumatic attacks. The seller asserts the bottle costs 85 cents and is guaranteed to work, with availability at several local druggists.
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May Drug Co
Podzimek Phoies
Robinson Bros. Drug Co
Higley Bidg. Phey
Mentha Pepsin Restores Health for Youngsters
A diet notice claims two tablespoons of mentha pepsin with meals helps a thin pale child become rosy and healthy. The product allegedly acts like gastric juice, aiding digestion and turning meals into firm, rich blood without stuffing or force feeding.
Contract Feeding Information Sought In Ames
Iowa State College President R M Hughes invites farm marketing and finance leaders to a conference on contract feeding in his office. He cites credit shortages and a likely rise in cattle and lambs fed under contract next year and urges gathering all available information to guide feeders.
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Ames
R. M. Hughes
Iowa State College
Hughes
Iowa
Vera Knode Named President of Tama County 4-H Girls
Vera Knode of Gladbrook Clever Carboneers club was elected Tama County 4-H girls president at the annual business session during the club camp near Conant's cabin. Thirty five girls attended. Jane Nelson home demonstration agent supervised. Marcella Trottnow Dysart Go Getter Lois Brown Toledo Go Getter Eunice Thede Gladbrook Crystal Sunbeams named officers.
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Vera Knode
Clever Carboneers Club
Tama
Conant’s Cabin
Here
Jane Nelson
Benton
Marcella Trottnow
Dysart
Clark
Busy Bee Club
Lois Brown
Toledo
Go Getter Club
Eunice Thede
Crystal Sunbeams Club
Washington 4-H Livestock Show Planned for Aug 10 12
The annual Washington county 4 H livestock club show and girls achievement day is set for August 10 11 and 12 in Washington Iowa. County agent Harold Montgomery says the event includes a 4 H corn club tour planned for Friday featuring eight boys growing corn in the project.
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the Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Harold Montgomery
Iowa Pig Crop Drops 11 Percent From 1931
Des Moines reports a six month tally of pigs farrowed on Iowa farms at 10,886,000, down 11 percent from 12,179,000 a year ago. Sows bred to farrow this fall hold at 673,000. Spring farrowed pigs in Iowa were 1,920,000, versus 2,040,000 last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Republicans Will Boost Hog Price Says Democrat
Fred Bierman Democrat candidate told about 150 Jefferson Township Farm Bureau members that Republicans will push hog prices to seven to eight dollars before the fall election. He attacked tariffs as a major cause of economic distress.
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Delwein
Fred Bierman
Debcorah
Nee
Repee
Jefferson Township Farm Bureau
Bierman
4-H Camp Planned by Coggin-Wa Club
4-H club members will attend a 4-H camp July 14 to 17 at C. R. Mills' cottage on the Wapsie river. Leaders Mrs. Ruth Hill and Mrs. Grace Smith will serve as chaperones.
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Coggon
C. R. Mills
Wapsie River
Ruth Hill
Grace Smith
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